Picture Credit: ABC/Disney Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers. I hope you are enjoying your Thanksgiving feast. Nothing like this time of year to thoroughly embrace all that life has to offer. We indeed have so much to be thankful for. When the dishes are done and you need to unwind, Disney has […]

You O Picture Credit: Jill Greenberg/JPC.De You didn’t think I would forget about Kelly Clarkson’s outstanding and heartfelt performance on American Idol last Thursday, did you? I would never. Ever. In a million years. I was saving it for a my MasterClass Monday feature because this was truly a MasterClass Moment the likes of which […]

Picture Credit: AmericanIdol/Fox The header for this topic is a bit misleading in that, before we hear the Top 10 perform for your votes, the voting results for the 10 Wildcard singers will be announced at the beginning of the show. Four singers – Olivia Rox, Dalton Rapattoni, Trent Harmon and La’Porsha Renae – were pre-selected […]

Picture Credit: American Idol/Fox First of all – isn’t this picture (featured above) beautiful? Kelly Clarkson’s face looks radiant and expressive. What a musical revolution she started! She gave mesmerizing performances week after week on American Idol and set the bar so high for those who would follow in her footsteps. So, it is only […]

Picture Credit: Fox/AmericanIdol It is going to be a bittersweet experience when American Idol launches its Farewell Season at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, January 6th and Thursday, January 4th on Fox. And, in my mind, I have always felt that the winner of Season 15 would turn out to be an important and powerful force […]

By: Rosanne Simunovic Wasn’t it great to see Kelly Clarkson again? She is arguably one of the best natural talents discovered by American Idol and, as the original winner of this show, was able to impart valuable and life-changing assistance to the Top 8/9. Let us move forward to my Vocal Masterclass evaluations and I […]

This is what is going down on American Idol this week: “Idol’s original superstar returns this Wednesday to mentor, perform, and open her catalogue of hits to our Top 9. If you’ve ever wanted to hear “Breakaway”, “Since U Been Gone”, and “Catch My Breath” (among others) performed in rapid succession on the stage that started it all, well…this […]

Are you ready for a little Kelly? Wednesday, December 11th at 10:00 Eastern on NBC? Let’s here a resounding YES! It looks like this Christmas special is going to be a spectacular event. Here is the scoop – straight off of the NBC page. About Superstars Blake Shelton, Reba and Trisha Yearwood will appear as […]

Happy December everyone! And what a December it is going to be! There are innumerable television specials – most of which are happening on NBC. The NBC network is digging into some deep pockets this season to bring us some exciting holiday fare. First and foremost, with only two months left in Jay Leno’s contract, […]

First of all, congratulations to Kelly Clarkson on two fronts: her recent marriage to Brandon Blackstock AND the impending release of her spanking new Christmas CD “Wrapped in Red. The CD is scheduled to drop in stores and online on October 29th. Here is the official release notes from KellyClarkson.Com “Start the holiday season early […]

We know for certain that Randy Jackson is leaving American Idol. It was announced during the Finale a few days ago. Also, it appears that Nikki Minaj has expressed that she doesn’t plan to return to the show. So that leaves Mariah Carey and Keith Urban – but, if the rumours are true that American […]

Judge Mariah Carey christens contestant Candice Glover with glitter onstage at FOX’s ‘American Idol’ Season 12 Top 6 Live Performance Show on April 10, 2013 in Hollywood, California. Credit: USMagazine.Com via FOX via Getty Well, since everyone else is saying it, I may as well join the club! Last night probably was a singular moment […]

Well, that’s just all kinds of rude. Last evening, Season 9 American Idol winner, Lee DeWyze, tweeted that American Idol has not included him in tomorrow’s Finale. What? Is he not country enough? Here is what Lee had to say via his tweets: “Hey guys, no I’m not performing at the Finale. I wasn’t asked […]

I thought I would add this video to remind everyone what a Big Band performance should look and sound like. Season One American Idol winner, the adorable and talented Kelly Clarkson, sealed her win when she gave this extraordinary performance of the great song classic, “Stuff Like that There”. There is so much to enjoy […]

Personally, I have had my fill of pointless comparisons of this year’s crop of singers to those who have previously competed on American Idol. I know I have stated that Seasons 5 and 7 were exceptional seasons and difficult to capture on a yearly basis, but, except for one instance (Siobhan/Adam), I have attempted to […]

What a day! I am running late, but the good news is that my Vocal Masterclass Top 13 article is almost done. It should be online tomorrow. So, what’s the big surprise/twist tonight? Ooooo – I am shaking in my boots. Those producers and judges never stop, do they? And, it will be very […]

When I listened to the opening refrains of “Ave Maria”, I was actually worried. Kelly sounded a bit breathy and fragmented within her approach to her phrase lines. However, Kelly being Kelly, the end result was absolutely glorious. She added some lovely vocal embellishments during the second verse of this song. Yet, in the end, […]

by Rosanne Simunovic I bet you didn’t think that I would write an article for the Top 5 performances, did you? Well, neither did I but I finally had a moment to myself and this is the result! However, before you start the read, I have to say that I absolutely adored Kelly Clarkson’s input […]